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Verviers
Limbourg

Gileppe Dam – Gileppe Dam Lion loop from Dolhain-Gileppe

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Belgium
Wallonia
Liège
Verviers
Limbourg

Gileppe Dam – Gileppe Dam Lion loop from Dolhain-Gileppe

Hard

4.7

(3)

129

riders

Gileppe Dam – Gileppe Dam Lion loop from Dolhain-Gileppe

05:14

71.4km

970m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel des Hautes-Fagnes – Eifel

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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6.38 km

Gileppe Dam

Highlight • Monument

The tallest lion in the world (*if the Sphynx doesn't count):
The stone lion is the landmark of the Gilepppe dam. With a length of 13.5 m, the massive 180-ton …

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6.43 km

Gileppe Dam Lion

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An extraordinarily beautiful dam wall, which is also the oldest in Europe. The dam wall is crowned by a sandstone lion, which is the emblem of the Gileppe dam. A …

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9.72 km

Le Chêneu

Forest

14.8 km

Djîlotheid

Forest

5

15.1 km

Hobôster Shelter

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Top bivouac place, along the river.

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6

37.0 km

Soor Valley

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The thrush has already grown into a strong vennbach here. In the river bed, the Vennwacken typical of a Vennbach, interspersed with quartzite veins.

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42.4 km

Hillsperre

Lake

45.3 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

9

59.5 km

Lake Gileppe

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The Gileppe Lake is a reservoir located in the high Ardennes, at the gateway to the Hautes Fagnes plateau, a few kilometers east of the old wool town of Verviers …

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59.8 km

The dam also receives water from the Soor (Helle basin, Upper Vesdre) via the Soor Tunnel, dug between 1950 and 1953. This thus makes it possible to add to the …

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60.7 km

Lac de La Gileppe viewpoint

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Beautiful viewpoint over the Lac de La Gileppe.
The Lac de La Gileppe is a drinking water reservoir and is one of the oldest in Europe. The dam was built between 1869 and 1875.

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62.2 km

Path along the reservoir

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The cycle path is well developed, especially on the north-eastern bank section, and is enjoying increasing popularity, especially on weekends

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71.4 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.8 km

10.9 km

3.52 km

3.50 km

1.37 km

1.14 km

159 m

Surfaces

44.7 km

15.5 km

9.55 km

1.06 km

601 m

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Monday 12 October

18°C

12°C

55 %

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